A Preliminary Exploration of the Effects of Different Sound Types on the Behavior of Melopsittacus undulates (Budgerigar) [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 Objective: To explore the effects of different sound types (including different species, frequencies, and volumes on Melopsittacus undulatus singing and approach and avoidance behaviors.
Zhu Yuhan
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TOPOGRAFIA E MORFOLOGIA DAS VÍSCERAS DO PERIQUITO-AUSTRALIANO (Melopsittacus undulatus, SHAW 1805) [PDF]
Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2009 Em virtude da escassez de dados referentes à morfologia e topografia das aves em geral, o presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a topografia e morfologia das vísceras do periquito-australiano (Melopsittacus undulatus), para assim proporcionar um ...
Fabiana S. Matsumoto +5 more
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Sex differences in rhythmic preferences in the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus): A comparative study with humans [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 A variety of parrot species have recently gained attention as members of a small group of non-human animals that are capable of coordinating their movements in time with a rhythmic pulse.
Marisa Hoeschele, Daniel L Bowling
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Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma Involving Bone and Kidney in an Adult Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus). [PDF]
Vet Med SciA 2‐year‐old male budgerigar presents with swelling of the medial left leg. Soft tissue neoplasia is suspected after empirical treatment fails. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry (α‐SMA and desmin positivity, vimentin negativity) confirm leiomyosarcoma, with metastasis to bone and kidneys. This case documents uncommon metastatic spread in an avian
Shafiei H +4 more
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The Effects of Human Presence, Restraint, and Stressed Neighbors on Corticosterone Levels in Domesticated Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). [PDF]
Zoo BiolFemale budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) did not significantly elevate their plasma corticosterone levels in response to human presence at the beginning of the experiment. However, plasma corticosterone was significantly elevated by restraint stress, the return of a neighbor that received restraint stress, and human presence at the end of the ...
Reichard DG, Summers KV.
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Novel Approach to Inter-Onset-Interval Ratio Uncovers Music-Like Rhythmic Patterns in Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) Warble Song. [PDF]
Ann N Y Acad SciRecent work on non‐human animal vocalizations has offered new insights into rhythmicity. In an attempt to improve upon methods commonly used in animal rhythm research, we investigated the rhythmic structure of budgerigar song. Our proposed statistical approach showed rhythmicity in human music but not language, and uncovered non‐random structured ...
van der Aa J +3 more
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Draft genome of the Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans elegans), an Australian parrot and key resource for the study of host-pathogen interaction in Psittaciformes [PDF]
BMC Genomic DataObjectives The Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a common parrot of Australia, and most individuals are infected with Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV).
Candice Lachenicht +4 more
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2021 The interaction between native and exotic species can cause changes both in the food-chain and in aspects of competition for trophic resources, such as predation. Predatory events are common in nature, but difficult and usually recorded opportunistically.
Rodney Murillo Peixoto-Couto +2 more
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Detection of Blood Parasites in Different Pet Birds in Erbil City
مجلة الانبار للعلوم البيطرية, 2022 The current study was conducted to find out the different species of blood parasites that infect pet birds (Melopsittacus undulatus, Carduelis chloris and Carduelis carduelis) and to know the infection rates with these parasites and their ...
Waad Khalaf
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Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma in a Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) - Pathological Findings [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2020 Background- Neoplastic diseases are one of the main factors that threaten the life span of pet birds. Osteoma and osteosarcoma are considered as the most prevalent of neoplasms in the skeletal system, which were reported in several species of the birds ...
Monireh Khordadmehr +3 more
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